18'' x 24''
SMOOTH COTTON PAPER
Paul Carter
A long-time resident of Montreal’s West Island, Paul Carter’s images refl ect the
beauty and complex interconnectivity he sees in our shared experience, from
grand rugged landscapes, down to the small – and sometimes overlooked
– details. Paul Carter’s work and volunteer careers required frequent travel,
a· ording the opportunity to explore Canada from coast-to-coast -- usually with
a camera in hand. However, his deepest inspiration has always been drawn from
his hometown of St. John’s Newfoundland, where he spent years of countless
weekends and evenings soaking in the rugged beauty of the Avalon Peninsula.
Fascinated by the play of light on Ti· any-stained glass, Paul’s artwork in the
‘90s was in a more primitive style, using ink and watercolour on heavy paper
block. In subsequent years, Paul concentrated on his photography -- but while
his camera captured the landscapes that he loved so dearly, he still used a sketch
pad to help commit the small, and often overlooked things to memory. It is these
smaller things that are the inspiration for current artwork. Having rediscovered
his passion for creating art in recent years, and inspired by his memories of rural
Newfoundland, Paul has been working digitally, using a tablet, together with
Procreate and Adobe Fresco software tools. His artwork is produced in limited
numbers on Hahnemühle museum cotton rag paper.